Pick Me Up Infinite Gacha! - P.M.U Chapter 236: After the Ending (7) (Part 2)

The scattered forces of conquest lined up behind El Cid.

[Dimensional Channel (Advanced Users Only) – 384 Participants]

The rankers remained silent in the chat.

Because the advanced channel was open to everyone in the field.

There was only one Book of Reversal to be won. They would engage in a fierce under-the-table battle of wits to secure that single item.

But their murderous intent was real.

Heroes, who could be considered the military power of Server 2, had all gathered in one place, targeting El Cid.

“Your role ends here. Now, it’s our fight.”

El Cid softly spoke, looking at Dan Jaheum, who had been standing awkwardly.

Dan Jaheum’s figure blurred and then vanished like a mirage. What remained was El Cid, along with Reltea, Kirzak, and the Dorado army.

El Cid threw off his ash-gray wolf-fur coat.

Boom!

Once again, the wind began to roar across the deck of the Himena ship.

The fierce wind swept across the entire airship, erasing the bloodstains on the deck and sweeping over the heroes.

After that storm subsided, the Himena ship was as clean as it had been when it first appeared.

“As long as we have life, we advance.”

El Cid murmured as if to himself.

At the same time, the lifeless eyes of the heroes began to change.

It was as if they had come back to life, with a spark igniting in their eyes.

“For Dorado, to victory!”

“For Dorado, to glory!”

“Hail to our hero, Laskanda El Cid!”

They each raised their weapons high and shouted loudly.

El Cid drew his sword from its sheath.

“Advance, all units.”

“To victory!”

“To glory!”

“Hail to our hero!”

The Himena ship slowly began to move.

Toward the field swarming with the extermination squad’s elite.

[Danger!]

[Conqueror of Destiny]

[Laskanda El Sid Lv. 327]

His level had dropped by nearly 300.

He must have used his power to strengthen his forces.

The once puppet-like heroes of Dorado now showed a bit more life.

But El Sid no longer had the means to replenish his diminished influence.

The entire field had death protection applied. Moreover, the number of rankers’ forces was still growing. Masters who had heard the news belatedly were entering the battlefield.

“Once more, to victory!”

“Once more, to glory!”

“Hail to our hero, Laskanda El Cid!”

The heroes of Dorado chanted El Cid’s name as if possessed.

“They’re like moths to a flame.”

None of the rankers here could stand a chance against El Cid one-on-one.

Even at the guild level, it would be the same. But the situation was far too different now. Except for Niflheimr, virtually the entire military power of Server 2 had appeared. El Cid was charging at this massive army with just a thousand soldiers.

[Dimensional Channel (Advanced Users Only) – 401 Participants]

LiveOut> Those who can’t enter the advanced channel, please leave. You never know what might happen. We can’t be responsible if you get caught up in the fight.

Meanwhile, the rankers’ fleets began approaching the low-level masters’ airships in the rear.

Officially, it was to ensure their safety, but I knew the real reason.

They were beginning to impose control to prevent any mishap where a low-level master might land the final blow on El Cid.

[Dimensional Channel (Advanced Users Only) – 399 Participants]

LiveOut> Feel free to watch comfortably from the waiting room. You can also view the broadcast. If you don’t leave within 10 minutes, we’ll assume you’re trying to mooch off us and will attack first.

“…What a bunch.”

If they didn’t leave, they were saying they’d smash them openly.

Low-level users like Anytng had no way to deal with this situation.

They had no choice but to curse out the rankers and Mobius before retreating.

Woooong.

Our airship, which had been stationary, began to move again.

It was heading back to the waiting room. From Anytng’s perspective, this was a wasted effort. It must have been frustrating, but there was nothing to be done.

<Master.>

As I looked ahead, a familiar voice echoed.

It was Yurnet.

<Now is the perfect opportunity to take down El Cid. Why not join the battle? Several masters we’re allied with have already requested your participation.>

“Join the battle, huh.”

<I’ve already prepared the fleet for deployment. With your command, we can enter the field and begin the operation to subdue him immediately. It’s also a chance to obtain the Book of Reversal.>

“Forget it. I’m heading to Niflheimr, so prepare a small airship instead.”

<But…>

I narrowed my eyes.

El Cid’s airship was approaching the extermination squad.

A 10-to-1 or 100-to-1 ratio didn’t do justice to the power disparity.

“Even if we fight him, now isn’t the time.”

<It would be much more advantageous if we cooperated with the rankers…>

“It wouldn’t be cooperation. I’d be ganged up on for sure. Can’t you see the hundreds of hyenas lying in wait?”

I smirked.

Cooperation? It would only be cooperation in name.

The rankers were all aiming for that one Book of Reversal.

You could disregard any other reward. But what would happen if Niflheimr, with the highest chance of obtaining it, appeared? Once the raid progressed to a certain point, a situation where I’d inevitably be targeted would arise.

‘El Cid, you still have a chance.’

A master of your caliber must know.

It might seem hopeless, but there is definitely a way out.

The odds are ridiculously low, but there’s a world of difference between having no chance at all and having even a slim chance.

<Understood.>

Yurnet replied.

She was smart. She understood my intentions without needing further explanation.

“Keep a close watch on the field. Be ready to respond immediately if anything happens.”

<As you command. I’ll also send a small airship to escort you. But Master.>

“What?”

<Even if he wins this battle…>

I looked at El Cid.

His level was dropping in real time, likely due to the strain he was under.

“…I know.”

I was aware of that much.

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